Modeling Journey

Layton walked a fine line in his speech to the troops, noting that Canadians "from coast to coast" voted for the NDP.

But he did not overlook Quebec, either.

"In this Parliament, we are going to work tirelessly to respond to their expectations," he said. "My message to Quebecers is clear. You can count on me to defend your interests."

Parliament

Marjory LeBreton, the government's leader in the Senate,

Cannon & Baird and Contempt

Sheenagh McMahon - Canadian Hero

Mr. Speaker, I am very privileged to rise today to pay tribute to a great Canadian, someone who will not be seeking re-election to this place after serving 23 years as the member of Parliament for Kingston and the

The Cat urges the Liberal and NDP candidates in each of these 45 ridings to check the numbers and make a tactical decision to withdraw and throw their support to the candidate from the NDP or Liberal Party that won the most votes in the 2008 election.

• Disregard the rights of our MPs to have proper information given to them in order to do their job properly and represent us, by refusing to vote his majority government in contempt of the House;
• Prepare and pass budgets based on fudged figures, projections that do not show the true costs of major items, and optimistic estimates of growth;
• Viciously attack and destroy any civil servant who dares to question any Tory initiative, including blatant breaches of our laws;
• Jam through massive further tax cuts for corporations, and so "starve the beast" for the next 20 years, putting in danger payments to seniors, and our health care program;
• Gut any regulations he wishes to;
• Continue his shameful use of taxpayers' money (our money) to boost his party and his standing.

NDP Leader Jack Layton is urging voters to think strategically when they cast their ballots, so they can get rid of Stephen Harper as prime minister...

"The way to stop Stephen Harper from getting a majority is to take Conservative seats one by one, and defeat the MPs who are there. That's how you stop Mr. Harper from getting a majority," Layton said in Regina.

But what of the Conservatives? Weren’t they proposing a coalition themselves, via that notorious 2004 letter to the Governor General? No. 

While it’s abundantly clear that Harper was ready to replace Paul Martin as prime minister under exactly the circumstances he now denounces — making him not just wrong but hypocritical — it is equally clear he was not proposing to form a coalition. 

Carson, McPherson and PM Harper

Clearly, there are young women in this country in dire need of advice from a wizened crone who has been around the block once or twice.

The Mechanic, Ms McPherson & Stephen Harper

Mr. Marler, said in his case it all began in December 2005 when he received a telephone call from Nelson Bouffard, a Conservative party organizer in Montreal responsible for his riding.

“He phoned me up and said, ‘I just want to let you know, that the party is going to deposit $30,000 in your campaign account in the next day or two and then withdraw it immediately. We just wanted to let you know that so you don’t fuss about it. It’s just an in and out.”

“I said to him, Well what’s that about? He said, ‘Don’t you worry about it. It’s just going to happen and it has nothing to do with you.”

“I said it does have something to do with me because that is my campaign account and I’ve got to make sure that it is managed properly.”

“He said ‘This is the party speaking, Mr. Marler. We do what we like.”

McPherson also acknowledged her past work in the "sex trade." APTN had reported that she worked as an Ottawa escort who went by the name Leanna VIP...

Ms McPherson

Postings on adult websites suggest McPherson's moonlighting as an escort continued during the period she was signing the H20 contract toward the end of August.

On Aug. 16, just two weeks before she signed the deal, "Leanna" posted a message on the Canadian Escort Recommendation Board.

"Hi Gentlemen, I will be excepting (sic) bookings this Tuesday and Wednesday for both in and out calls .... This being the last two days, I have decided to do something different in my personal life and will only be offering only out calls from now on ... And only part time ..."

The Contempt Party of Canada

"The parties of the opposition have a choice to make between two priorities: their ambition to have an unnecessary election or important measures to support Canadians and the Canadian economy," Harper told reporters on Parliament Hill.